The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-3158-2015·Announced 2015-09-16

Jeni's Banana French Toast Ice Cream Recalled for Listeria Risk

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is recalling Banana French Toast ice cream products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC is recalling specific sizes of its Banana French Toast ice cream, including 3-gallon buckets, half-gallon containers, and pint cases. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products were distributed nationally in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The recall covers lots distributed between July 1, 2013, and April 22, 2015.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their freezers for the specific items listed in the recall notice. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Banana French Toast Bucket, 354, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, 3 gallons, plastic bucket, individually packed, frozen. Banana French Toast Half Gallon, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, LLC, half gallon, plastic container, individually packed, frozen. Banana French Toast Pint…
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (3)

  • All lots distributed were between July 1
  • 2013 and April 22
  • 2015.

Distribution

Distributed in 18 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 134 recalled by Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 134 products in this recall →

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